Lincoln Highway Association plans August events
The Indiana Lincoln Highway Association will be having several events along the entire historic Lincoln Highway Corridor in Indiana on August 9, 10, and 11.
Information on the events can be found on the continuation page.
The Lincoln Highway was the first paved transcontinental highway.
Fort Wayne, IN
— Non-profits and families organizing yard sales, festivals, concerts, and car shows during the August Historic Lincoln Highway Yard Sale Days to be held across Indianawill be able to list their sales and events free of charge on the Indiana Lincoln Highway Association’s website. The event is scheduled for August 9, 10 and 11, 2007.
“We had great success with the event last year across Indiana”
says Ken Locke of Warsaw and the newly elected Indiana Lincoln Highway Director. “The event brought hundreds of people to downtown
Warsaw and increased sales for local merchants, restaurant owners, gas stations and hotels. Some yard sales reported hundreds of customers here and in Ohio along the corridor.”
This year shoppers will again be able to go to a website and printed out a listing of participating sites to take with them as they go sailing to find those bargains of a lifetime!
The Indiana Lincoln Highway Association’s website will include promotion of special community events, community festivals, car shows, concerts, farmers markets, etc. All event coordinators should send information to: janshupert@yahoo.com. Submission deadline is July 15th.
The Indiana Chapter will host information tables and will offer Lincoln Highway related merchandise at the following events:
AUGUST 10, 2007 INDIANA LINCOLN HIGHWAY YARD SALE EVENT
The Indiana Lincoln Highway Association will be in Plymouth Indiana, at the Marshall County Historical Museum on Friday, August 10th to celebrate the unveiling of the new Indiana Lincoln Highway traveling exhibit funded by the Indiana Humanities Council, the Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana, and the South Bend Regional Airport. The Marshall County Historical Society and the Indiana Lincoln Highway Association also contributed to the project. The Marshall County Historical Society plans an open house on Friday August 10th at the museum located at 123 N. Michigan Street (downtown). Linda Rippy is the contact at 574-936-2306 or email at mchistory@mchistoricalsociety.org. Please stop by. There will be many participants in the yard sale event in the Plymouth area. More museum information at: http://www.mchistoricalsociety.org/pg/crossroads.html
AUGUST 11, 2007 INDIANA LINCOLN HIGHWAY YARD SALE EVENT
Indiana Lincoln Highway Association members will host a booth at the Old Bag Factory in Goshen on Saturday, August 11th. Members will sell Lincoln Highway merchandise, share information about the Lincoln Highway, and will be available for media interviews. Contact Bill Arick for more information at 260-471-5670. The Indiana LHA booth is being underwritten by the Old Bag Factory of Goshen, Indiana - a unique shopping experience promoting the arts.
Driving Directions and a map can be found at: http://www.superpages.com/cities/mtg/38701/
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